i need some spacers to make some wheels clear my brembos. i'm thinking a 5mm would be good, but something in the area of 3-5mm. the wheels are 19x8.5 and 19x9.5 both with a +20 offset. i just need clearance for the spokes in the front... TIA

 

pm tomparker22. he picked up a set of 5mm from a local shop in the 253

 

why not just do it right and get 15mm spacers all around.

 

i've been considering a 10mm/15mm or 15mm/20mm combo hub centric with lugs built in but i'm not trying to spend a lot of money on spacers for cheap wheels. trying to save money for refinishing them first. since the front doesn't clear the brembo caliper, i didn't take any measurements to see how much is needed to bring them out to the fender. in the next week or so i'm gonna try to use washers to mount them and try to mount a rear as well cause i haven't done that yet either.

 

washers??????????????????????????????????????????! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

I have a pair of hubcentric 5mm H&R spacers. They're actually Peter's that I borrowed awhile back, and I know he wants to sell them. PM "first350" to ask how much he wants for them.

 

just to measure what thickness of spacer to use!!! not to drive on. i wouldn't leave the garage like that. the spokes of my wheels hit the brembos, so the wheel just kind of toggles around on the hub cause it can't sit flush. washers would allow it to sit flush on the hub to get an accurate measurement without guessing. remember, i came from vws not hondas.

 

So to make sure I got it straight, VW's are cheap because their owners buy cheap poor fitting wheels and skimp on spacers to make them look decent, while honda owners would do it the right way. Gotcha

 

i'm talking about the ricer honda owners. the 95 percentile. you know the kids with 4 color cars, mis-matched body kits, fart can exhausts, 4 tier wings, etc. you know what i'm talking about. kinda like what 240's are becoming...

 

back from the dead!!!

so i test fit the wheels today and they seem to fit great. the only issue i had was spoke clearance with the stock brembos up front.
i think a 5mm spacer will solve it perfectly and will make the very outer lip sit flush with the fender. the rear sit flush with no spacing needed.

if i ran a spacer that large, the wheel would poke out of the fender about 10mm, and being as i'm at stock ride height right now, if i did that i'd have to get the chrome fender flares and the musical horn to go with them...

 

no they wont
19x9.5 +5 with a 285/35/19

 

hmmm... i'm waiting for my lug nuts to come in, but when they do i'll mount all 4 and take a few pics to show the fitment. i didn't physically measure the rear wheel to get the offset, but i did on the front wheel and it was a +20. a 5mm spacer will put it flush with the fender. maybe i can run a 10mm in the back? i'm worried about rubbing though cause when me and my friends go out i'm usually the driver. (friend has a 350z, i have more seats )

 

shoot Hai, now i want a set of 40mm spacers

 

Have your fenders rolled

 

these wheels are just a temporary project for now cause i hate being all stock. i plan on getting some works in the future but for now this is what i can afford. i'll roll fenders after i get coils. for now i'm trying to go the inexpensive but functional route.